{"product_id":"the-charioteer-by-mary-renault","title":"The Charioteer by Mary Renault","description":"Injured at Dunkirk, Laurie Odell, a young corporal, is recovering at a rural veterans' hospital. There he meets Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly, and the men find solace in their covert friendship. Then Ralph Lanyon appears, a mentor from Laurie's schooldays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough him, Laurie is drawn into a tight-knit circle of gay men for whom liaisons are fleeting and he is forced to choose between the ideals of a perfect friendship and the pleasures of experience. First published in 1953, The Charioteer is a a tender, intelligent coming-of-age novel and a bold, unapologetic portrayal of homosexuality that stands with Gore Vidal's The City and the Pillar and James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room as a landmark work in gay literature.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Prismatic Pages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51697427087671,"sku":"11260","price":199.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/3097\/1447\/files\/the-charioteer_fab915dafe1846473140e0b7a01a4026.jpg?v=1771429146","url":"https:\/\/shop.prismaticpages.com\/products\/the-charioteer-by-mary-renault","provider":"Prismatic Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}